Jasprit Bumrah: India speedster Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday became the highest-ever ranked Indian Test bowler in ICC rankings history after overtaking Ravichandran Ashwin’s landmark of 904 rating points, according to ICC.
All-Time Best Ranking For India
With 907 points, Bumrah stands as joint-17th in the all-time list – with Derek Underwood of England.
Bumrah’s unrelenting display in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series yielded him nine wickets in the MCG clash between India and Australia and helped him consolidate his lead as the No. 1 Test bowler in the recent rankings update.
Harsha Bhogle Acknowledges Bumrah
After MCG test, the “Voice of Cricket” Harsha Bhogle acknowledges Jasprit Bumrah for his exceptional outing in 2024 and described him like “Bumrah 2024 Reminds Me So Much Of Kohli 2016. Would Like To Hear Studied Views On This”.
Bumrah 2024 reminds me so much of Kohli 2016. Would like to hear studied views on this.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 1, 2025
Australian Skipper Joins The List
The Test Bowling Rankings also see positive movement for Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who jumped 15 rating points due to his six scalps in the Boxing Day Test, and goes up by a place to sit at No. 3 in the bowling rankings. Cummins also secures a third place in the Test All-Rounder Rankings, on the back of the above bowling exploits and 90 crucial runs during Australia’s stellar win in Melbourne.
Jansen Shines
Another pacer to gain due to his Boxing Day exploits is Marco Jansen, who jumps up six places to sit at five in the bowling rankings due to his seven wickets in the Proteas win over Pakistan in the Centurion Boxing Day clash. This is the first time Jansen went past 800 rating points.
